Find ancestral
land grants located by township, range and section number.

Example:

At the top of the
master plat for Franklin County bordering Madison
County are two partial townships alphanumerically labeled R27WT13N and
R26WT13N.

As an ancillary effort
we will later try to
identify the original patent owners just across the county lines on all sides of
Franklin County and add them later to this index.

Larger farms
while enclosed by a section, may
occupy parts of two counties, even parts of two or more townships or
sections.

Helpful Definitions:

After 1803 all land
west of Ohio was surveyed and laid out in squares for settlement. Check out the official designations and sizes.
This applies also to the attached master plat of Franklin County
which shows all Townships and ranges which touch upon this county.

A township is 36 square
miles; A section is one mile scuare and contains 640 acres. A quarter section
is 160 acres, 1/4th mile (440 yards) square and about an average size for
early farms.

Remember that "township" is a measure of land
ONLY. Do not confuse township as a measurement and actual towns, or administrative
divisions.